Haven't checked all that many new releases on 12" or 7" this year but two true top albums have been released and they have already been mentioned... Samory I-Black Gold and Junior Natural-Militant. Those will last a long time after the ending of 2017...I would also like to add Vivian Jones-Ethiopian King, the veteran seems to be revived again alongside Russ D as the producer.

It has been a while since we had a year this good for full length reggae releases. So good that I bought enough albums (physical copies that is) to make a reggae top 10 (new releases) for the year. Here we go:

Special mention for this digital only release: Randy Valentine – New Narrative. Love it.

Didn’t get that many singles this year, but do also want to make special mention of the return of Roots Tribe / Slimmah Sound to the recording scene with two wicked, brand new 45s by Mark Wonder and Danny Red. Here's hoping for more in 2018.

I don't know if that count because it's not really a release of 2017, but my favourite LP this year is Mr Bossman - Wayne Smith. This album has been recorded between 1983 and 1986 but never released before. The tunes are very nice and the sound quality is top